| 2007–08 season | |
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| Manager | Mark Hughes |
| Premier League | 7th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | Fifth round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Roque Santa Cruz (19) All:Roque Santa Cruz (23) |
| Highest home attendance | 30,316 (vs.Manchester United, 19 April) |
| Lowest home attendance | 19,316 (vs.Birmingham City, 7 October) |
| Average home league attendance | 23,916 |
Blackburn Rovers F.C. finished in the top half of thePremier League for the third successive season, this time ending up in 7th place, ultimately not enough for European qualification. ManagerMark Hughes departed forManchester City at the end of the season, while successful wingerDavid Bentley was sold toTottenham Hotspur for a club record fee. StrikerRoque Santa Cruz, a summer signing fromBayern Munich, had the season of his life, scoring 19 league goals, making up forBenni McCarthy's loss of form. Despite interest for richer clubs, Santa Cruz stayed on for another season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Everton | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 65 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 58 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 55 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round[b] |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Intertoto Cup | UEFA Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  USA | Brad Friedel | 48 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  NED | André Ooijer | 34 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Stephen Warnock | 45 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | DF |  CGO | Christopher Samba | 41 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  NZL | Ryan Nelsen | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | DF |  AUS | Brett Emerton | 40 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  GEO | Zurab Khizanishvili | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF |  SUI | Bruno Berner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |  SWE | Martin Olsson | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF |  TUR | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 27 | 2 | 12+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SUI | Johann Vogel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | David Bentley | 47 | 9 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | MF |  NOR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 46 | 6 | 32+5 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  IRL | Steven Reid | 25 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  RSA | Aaron Mokoena | 26 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | David Dunn | 38 | 1 | 25+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IRL | Keith Treacy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  PAR | Roque Santa Cruz | 43 | 23 | 36+1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | RSA | Benni McCarthy | 38 | 11 | 21+10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NED | Maceo Rigters | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Matt Derbyshire | 33 | 6 | 4+19 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 30 | FW |  GRN | Jason Roberts | 31 | 5 | 11+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  WAL | Robbie Savage | 18 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 June 2008
Source:Competitions
| 10 July 2007 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Racecourse Ground,Wrexham |
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| 15 July 2007 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Bielefelder Alm,Bielefeld |
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| 1 August 2007 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Galpharm Stadium,Huddersfield |
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| 4 August 2007 | Preston North End | 0–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale,Preston |
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| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 11 August 20071 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Riverside Stadium,Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Downing 31' | Report | Santa Cruz 63' Derbyshire 79' | Attendance: 25,058 Referee:Andre Marriner |
| 19 August 20072 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Arsenal | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Dunn 72' | Report | van Persie 18' | Attendance: 24,917 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 25 August 20073 | Everton | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Goodison Park,Liverpool |
| 17:15 | McFadden 74' | Santa Cruz 15' |
| 2 September 20074 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Manchester City | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | McCarthy 16' | Report | Attendance: 26,881 Referee:Mike Dean |
| 15 September 20075 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stamford Bridge,London |
| 17:15 | J. Cole 74'Belletti 75' | Warnock 82' Savage 84' |
| 23 September 20076 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Kanu 25' |
| 29 September 20077 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Stadium of Light,Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Leadbitter 90' | Bentley 53' Santa Cruz 55' |
| 7 October 20078 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Bentley 15' McCarthy 56' (pen.) | Jerome 68' |
| 20 October 20079 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Reading | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | McCarthy 18',82' (pen.) Santa Cruz 22'Tugay 32' | Doyle 80' 90' |
| 28 October 200710 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | White Hart Lane,London |
| 15:00 | Keane 49' (pen.) | McCarthy 60' Samba 90' |
| 3 November 200711 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Liverpool | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 17:15 | Report | Attendance: 30,033 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 11 November 200712 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Old Trafford,Manchester |
| 15:00 | Ronaldo 34',35' | Report | Attendance: 75,710 Referee:Alan Wiley |
| 25 November 200713 | Fulham | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Craven Cottage,London |
| 15:00 | Murphy 51' (pen.) Kamara 63' | Emerton 57' Warnock 79' |
| 28 November 200714 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–4 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 20:00 | Carew 29' Barry 53' (pen.)Young 81'Harewood 89' |
| 1 December 200715 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Bentley 54',67' Tugay 90' | Martins 47' |
| 9 December 200716 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | West Ham United | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Ashton 52' |
| 15 December 200717 | Wigan Athletic | 5–3 | Blackburn Rovers | DW Stadium,Wigan |
| 15:00 | Landzaat 10' Bent 12',66',81'Scharner 37' | Report | Santa Cruz 45',50',61' | Attendance: 16,489 Referee:Mark Clattenburg |
| 23 December 200718 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Chelsea | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 16:10 | J. Cole 22' |
| 27 December 200719 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | City of Manchester Stadium,Manchester |
| 19:45 | Vassell 27' Ryan Nelsen 30' (o.g.) | Santa Cruz 28',84' |
| 30 December 200720 | Derby County | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Pride Park Stadium,Derby |
| 13:30 | Oakley 27' Lewis 38' | Nelsen 32' Santa Cruz 39'Bentley 42'Mokoena 51'Warnock 62' | Attendance: 30,048 Referee:Peter Walton |
| 2 January 200821 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Sunderland | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 20:00 | McCarthy 57' (pen.) |
| 13 January 200822 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Reebok Stadium,Horwich |
| 16:00 | Nolan 43' | Samba 53' Roberts 90' |
| 19 January 200823 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Derbyshire 75' | Wheater 13' |
| 26 January 200824 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Villa Park,Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Young 73' | Santa Cruz 68' |
| 2 February 200825 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Everton | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 |
| 11 February 200826 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Emirates Stadium,London |
| 20:00 | Senderos 4' Adebayor 90' |
| 24 February 200827 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | McCarthy 25' (pen.),67' (pen.) Bentley 71'Pedersen 90' | Davies 50' |
| 1 March 200828 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | St James' Park,Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Derbyshire 90' |
| 8 March 200829 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Fulham | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Pedersen 59' | Bullard 89' |
| 15 March 200830 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Upton Park,London |
| 15:00 | Ashton 39' Sears 81' | Santa Cruz 19' |
| 22 March 200831 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Wigan Athletic | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Santa Cruz 12',63' Roberts 45' | King 17' (pen.) |
| 29 March 200832 | Reading | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Madejski Stadium,Reading |
| 15:00 |
| 5 April 200833 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Pedersen 30' | Berbatov 7' |
| 13 April 200834 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Anfield,Liverpool |
| 13:30 | Gerrard 62' Torres 80'Voronin 90' | Santa Cruz 90' |
| 19 April 200835 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Manchester United | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 17:15 | Santa Cruz 21' | Tevez 88' |
| 27 April 200836 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Fratton Park,Portsmouth |
| 13:30 | Santa Cruz 74' |
| 3 May 200837 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Derby County | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Santa Cruz 45',77' Roberts 47' | Miller 19' |
| 11 May 200838 | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | St Andrew's,Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Murphy 31' Jerome 73',89'Muamba 90' | Pedersen 49' |
| 26 September 2007, 20:00Round 3 | Blackburn | 3 – 0 | Birmingham | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Bentley 66' Derbyshire 82' (pen.)Santa Cruz 90' | Attendance: 9,205 |
| 31 October 2007, 19:45Round 4 | Portsmouth | 1 – 2 | Blackburn | Fratton Park,Portsmouth |
| Kanu 90' | McCarthy 11' Pedersen 77' | Attendance: 11,788 |
| 18 December 2007, 20:00Round 5 | Blackburn | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Arsenal | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Santa Cruz 42',60' | Diaby 6' Eduardo 29',104' | Attendance: 16,207 |
| 5 January 2008, 15:00Round 3 | Blackburn | 1 – 4 | Coventry | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Bentley 85' | Mifsud 34',90' Ward 64' (pen.)Adebloa 83' | Attendance: 14,421 |
vBlackburn| 22 July 2007, 19:00Round 3, Leg 1 | FK Vetra | 0 – 2 | Blackburn | Vetra Stadium,Vilnius,Lithuania |
| McCarthy 29' Derbyshire 80' | Attendance: 5,200 (112 away) Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
vFK Vetra| 28 July 2007, 15:00Round 3, Leg 2 | Blackburn | 4 – 0 | FK Vetra | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Pedersen 25' Roberts 48'McCarthy 54'Samba 55' | Attendance: 11,854 Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany) |
vBlackburn| 16 August 2007, 19:45Qualifying round 2, Leg 1 | MyPa-47 | 0 – 1 | Blackburn | Kymenlaakson Sähkö,Kouvola,Finland |
| Santa Cruz 6' | Attendance: 2,012 (93 away) Referee: Olivier Thual (France) |
vMyPa-47| 30 August 2007, 20:05Qualifying round 2, Leg 2 | Blackburn | 2 – 0 | MyPa-47 | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Bentley 48' Roberts 90' | Attendance: 13,490 Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria) |
vBlackburn| 20 September 2007, 17:00Round 1, Leg 1 | AEL | 2 – 0 | Blackburn | Alcazar Stadium,Larissa,Greece |
| Bakayoko 33' Cleyton 35' | Attendance: 8,126 Referee: Peter Sippel (Germany) |
vAEL| 4 October 2007, 20:00Round 1, Leg 2 | Blackburn | 2 – 1 | AEL | Ewood Park,Blackburn |
| Derbyshire 45' (pen.) Warnock 51' | Cleyton 17' | Attendance: 20,741 (1,200 away) Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland) |
